Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy but not standard laparoscopy reveals subtle endometriotic adhesions of the ovary

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1009-1012

  Brosens, Ivo ^a   Gordts, Stephan ^a   Campo, Rudi ^a  

^a LEUVEN INSTITUTE FOR FERTILITY AND EMBRYOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LAPAROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL HYDROLAPAROSCOPY; VIDEOTAPE;

ADHESIONS; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; OVARIAN DISEASES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0035029547     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)01702-2     Document Type: Article

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